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Locals Connected To Japan Continue To Worry After Quake

Houses are in flame while the Natori river is flooded over the surrounding area by tsunami tidal waves in Natori city, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, March 11, 2011, after strong earthquakes hit the area. (AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun)

“When we got home, nothing was necessarily damaged, but one of my closets was open and a whole pile of books was spread out all over the floor. Here and there I saw some things that had fallen over, or had been knocked down,” said DeGregorio.

He said Tokyo residents are watching and waiting like the rest of the world for reports from northern Japan.

“We’re kind of spectators here, maybe not too different than you guys, just seeing what’s happening on TV,” said DeGregorio.